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PlayStation 3 News by Ellie Gibson

6 May, 2008

David Reeves has announced that PlayTV will launch in September, priced at EUR 99 (equivalent to around GBP 80).

For that you'll get a little black box that will allow you to record TV shows on the PS3's hard disk and watch another TV channel at the same time. Each programme you store can be exported to the XMB and stored there with other videos.

You can also watch content using Remote Play, according to Reeves. But will you be able to play a game on your PS3 at the same time as it's recording telly? The Sony boss didn't say.

He had plenty else to chat about, however - read all about it in our live text of today's PlayStation Day conference. For more on PlayTV, check out our recent preview.

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Cloudane
06/05/08 @ 16:55
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*drops something*
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06/05/08 @ 17:12
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I wonder if Amazon will honour my £59.99 price I pre-ordered it for.
Cloudane
06/05/08 @ 17:18
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It would be more welcome if the price was €79 - £59 but you get what you pay for.

Is there STILL no news about the 'play games whilst recording'?
Rash'
06/05/08 @ 17:21
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Personally looking forward to this. My PS3 will be that all encompassing entertainment hub that most on this site detest with a passion. Must go against the purity of gaming... or some elitist bull like that.
woodnotes
06/05/08 @ 17:36
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We'll all have switched to FreeSat and be watching lovely HD before then.
chrisola
06/05/08 @ 17:37
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shame about the smallish size of the PS3 hd drive....can it be ugraded?

something like this should be out for the 360, the elite does have a 120gb hd after all!!

oh, and i think playing and recording will be a big fat NO. Otherwise, they would be hyping the hell out of the product by now! :o(
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wewillselfdestruct
06/05/08 @ 17:48
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I'd be kinda surprised if you can record while playing a game. Theoretically, if a game is optimised to use all of the power of the PS3, then that wouldn't leave anything for PlayTV to use. Of course games don't use the full power, but I guess it comes down to the requirements of PlayTV. I'd love to be totally wrong. Certainly wouldn't be the first time ;)

@ chrisola
Yep you can upgrade the HDD in a PS3 without voiding your warranty. Apparently it's very easy to do.
mrmrc84
06/05/08 @ 18:24
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mem's caps lock rant does have some vague point all be it hidden behind the guise of an internet forum monster.

Strikes me as being a bit pricey, I was hopefully over a sub £60 price tag, but then this is a console add-on, the day they are cheap is the day the world implodes.
Greebo
06/05/08 @ 18:41
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The price does put it in direct competition with some pretty good dedicated Freeview PVRs and owning one of them means recording TV and playing games at the same time for sure!

That said, it has some pretty nice features (like copying off to PSP) so I think it will sell well.

Comparing it to pay TV is pointless. Some people will never pay any more than the TV license...
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Ryze
06/05/08 @ 18:43
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Ripoff.
Ryze
06/05/08 @ 18:45
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Can someone tell me how much power the PS3 consumes while it's running please? This thing is only any good if it records during gameplay and BD viewing, and can record while the rest of the PS3 sleeps, to avoid wasting a horrendous amount of power.

/waits 2 years...
Rash'
06/05/08 @ 18:46
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"Some people will never pay any more than the TV license..."

Like me. :o)
Ryze
06/05/08 @ 18:47
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@woodnotes

Freesat support would have made this a killer app.
Andy247
06/05/08 @ 18:50
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This is a poxy Freeview box, the HDD is in the PS3 so why is it costing so much? It's because they know that some morons are still going to buy it. Anything more than £25 was going to be a massive profit margin, but to charge more than £40-50 is robbery.
nbnz
06/05/08 @ 18:53
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@mem. Yes Sky HD is better and it a) costs a lot more for initial purchase and b) has ongoing monthly costs. The PlayTV does not. They are completely different products aimed at different people. And the PS3 hard drive is user replaceable at reasonable cost.
AlMcD
06/05/08 @ 19:11
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@mem

I'd love to get SkyHD. I really would - except I live in an apartment with just one channel. I love the irony that my 99 quid Freeview HD recorder can record two channels when a £40 per month subscription can only record the channel I'm watching!

Yeah yeah, my fault for living in an apartment...
Greebo
06/05/08 @ 19:28
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"This is a poxy Freeview box"

Physically, maybe. But the software and functionality is way ahead of a £25 job.

£25 won't get you easy transfer to portable devices or PC, remote play etc.

I think for existing PS3 owners it's worth comparing against a £100 PVR. The possibility that you can't use it when playing games is going to be the main deal breaker for some.

I mean, it's nice to time shift TV precisely because you feel like playing games, but don't want to miss some of the shows whilst you play!
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White_Westie
06/05/08 @ 20:13
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looking forward to this, especially the remote play features.... really opens up the world being able to watch programs you have recorded on your ps3 from your psp wireless network....(albeit you need a fixed i.p to access from somewhere in the world)

This Means I can finally give the psp to the wife when we are on holiday and she can watch some corrie whilst I go to the bar for a nice cold pint with out her nagging me.... Best get a backup one as well just in case! ;-)
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tripitaka
06/05/08 @ 20:29
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2 tuners, so it's more like 2 freeview boxes...
bdgr
06/05/08 @ 21:21
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It's a possible for me... not got a ps3 yet - would get one for the blu-ray and this more than the games if i'm honest. maybe.
sargemat
06/05/08 @ 21:43
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fucking rip off. You can get a Freeview box for half that, which will do the same job.
mkreku
07/05/08 @ 00:02
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That's a bit costly, isn't it? I wonder if it'll have some unique features for that price?
3william56
07/05/08 @ 05:27
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Jeez, the morons are out in force today. Not reading the article, and not even reading the existing comments, and still feel the need to spill cr*p.

The only question about this is the recording whilst playing games or movies issue.
If yes, sold. If no, the remote play and one box entertainment solution isn't enough to make it worth it.
Cute interface though. Wonder if that's a clue to the XMB becoming a XM ring in the next firmware update.
chrisjm
07/05/08 @ 09:19
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LOL you can buy a HDD recorder for this at argos so online no doubt even cheaper
canIdoyabombsforya
07/05/08 @ 09:53
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But Blu-ray is the future right?
JaysonG
22/06/08 @ 10:35
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price isn't too bad I'd get one if they could convince me to buy a PS3.

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